Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus

Taxonavigation: Anguilloidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Elopocephalai Supercohors: Elopocephala Cohors/Superordo: Elopomorpha Ordo: Anguilliformes Subordo: Anguilloidei

Familia: Muraenidae
Subfamilia: Muraeninae
Genus: Gymnothorax
Species: Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus

Name

Gymnothorax pseudomelanosomatus Loh, Shao & Chen, 2015

• Holotype: TOU-AE 5302.
• Paratype: TOU-AE 5301.

Type locality: off-shore from Changbin, Taitung county, Taiwan.

Etymology: From the Greek pseudes (= false), and melanosomatus, the name for the black body moray that it superficially resembles and has previously been identified as.

Vernacular names

English: False black body moray eel

References

• Loh, K-H., Shao, K-T., Ho, H-C., Lim, P-E. & Chen, H-M. 2015. A new species of moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from Taiwan, with comments on related elongate unpatterned species. Zootaxa 4060(1): 30–40. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4060.1.5 Preview (PDF). Full article (PDF). Reference page.